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In reply to the discussion: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Bernie Sanders, and Reparations [View all]Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)B) I seriously doubt Ta-Nehisi Coates is in the bag for Hillary. His dad was a Black Panther and Coates is pretty left-wing too.
I think the other candidates *should* be asked about reparations, but since Bernie is running as a democratic socialist, who would presumably be more progressive on racial and economic issues than the other candidates, I think it is fair to test his commitment. If he really isn't for a systemic change of the system, in a way that challenges white supremacy and the way it has absolutely fostered capitalism and inequality, than what really makes him better than the other candidates?
And I agree with Coates--many of Sanders' ideas are totally not going to make it through Congress, but he has proposed them anyway as possibilities, which also singles him out from the other candidates. Why is this proposal the sticking point?